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Pali
Etymology
appa + āhāra (“food”) + -tā (“-ness”).
Noun
appāhāratā f
- fasting, going short on food[1]
2006, The Fourth Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Majjhimanikāya (I), page 192:සෙය්යථාපි නාම ජරසාලාය ගොපානසියො ඔලුග්ගවිලුග්ගා භවන්ති, එවමෙවස්සු මෙ ඵාසුළියො ඔලුග්ගවිලුග්ගා භවන්ති තායෙවප්පාහාරතාය.- Seyyathāpi nāma jarasālāya gopānasiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti, evamevassu me phāsuḷiyo oluggaviluggā bhavanti tāyevappāhāratāya.
- Truly, just as in a decrepit outhouse the rafters are crumbling, my ribs were just that way, they were crumbling from just this fasting.
Declension
Declension table of "appāhāratā" (feminine)
References
- ^ Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “appa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead